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Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He was born on Feb. 1) 17, 2)
1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He is 3) 1.98 meters tall and weighs 4) 216 pounds. Jordan joined
the Chicago Bulls team for the 5) 1984 season. In the 6) 1986 season he shot 7) 3041 points, the 8)
third highest score ever. He was named NBA Slam Dunk Champion (扣篮冠军) in 9) 1987 and
won the Most Valuable Player Award in 10) 1988, an honor repeated 11) four times in the next 12)
ten years to 13) 1998. Jordan guided his team to win 14) six NBA championships during the 15)
1990s, scoring 16) 45 points during the 17) sixth and last game of the 18) 1998 NBA finals. In 19)
1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. Jordan left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-1994 NBA season to pursue a career in
baseball. Since his baseball game wasn’t quite as good as his basketball games, he finally gave it
up to rejoin the Bulls in 1995. Yet, after playing for 20) five more years, he once again announced
his retirement in 21) 1999. But he returned for two more NBA games in 22) 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards. Part B
Pre-listening Task Exercise 1 d b Exercise 2
Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.
1. Why is Laura so keen on sports?
Because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good.
2. What sports do Peter and Laura go in for?
Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly. Part c d c d c b
unit 2
Part A 1.
Yes 2.No 3.Yes 4.No 5.Yes 6.No 7.No 8.No Part B Text
Exercise 1: 1. ...for a while
2. ...plans for this Saturday 3. ...dinner...weekend
4. ...Italian...too much food 5. ...Chinese...Japanese Exercise 2:
1. It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.
2. They will have dinner on Saturday either at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant. Part C
Exercise: 1. B 2.C 3.D Part D (Refer to TextBook)
unit 3
part a
1. a. General weather conditions for today:
Fine and pleasant. b. Temperature: High: 18 °C (64 °F) c. Weather outlook:
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Mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.
2. a. When did the storm start and how long did it last?
It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three hours.
b. How damaging was the storm?
It caused four deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure.
part b
1 . b a d
2. Listen to the conversation again. Then write down answers to the following questions.
1. What happened to Alan and Michelle last year?
They went to the department picnic but their fun was spoiled by the hot weather. 2. Why won’t Alan worry even if it rains?
Because he thinks it’ll only be a short shower that cools things off a little. part c
a b c d b
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part a
1. However; a 2. Because; d
3. Firstly, then, finally; c 4. In short; b part b
Exercise 1
Listen to the passage. As you listen, read the signal words in your
book and put a tick (√) in the brackets after the ones you have heard. 1. for instance ( ) 2. but (√) 3. in addition ( ) 4. first (√)
5. very soon (√) 6. in consequence ( ) 7. despite ( ) 8. on the contrary ( ) 9. admittedly ( ) 10. to begin with (√) 11. firstly ( ) 12. however (√)
13. because (√) 14. on one hand ( ) 15. on the other hand ( ) 16. yet (√)
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17. so (√) 18. hopefully ( ) Exercise2 b d c a part c
Listen to the passage three times and supply the missing information. Celine Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class
family in Quebec, Canada. Her parents, who both loved music, 1)
encouraged her to develop her musical 2) talent. At 12, Celine had 3)
composed the song “It Was Only a Dream”. Her mother and brother
helped her to make a recording of that song and sent it off to an
address they found on an album of a popular French singer. The
address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first 4) conquest, but there would be millions more.
Celine’s rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been
5) steady, but not without difficulties. Record companies were at
first less 6) enthusiastic about 7) investing in a teenager than Angelil,
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who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album. But her
first two albums won a great success. And by 1983 she became the
first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.
In 1990, Celine made her first English language record with
Unison but 8) her real breakthrough in America came when she was
selected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast.
The song went to No.1 on the chart and won both a Grammy and an
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Academy award. 9) In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and in 1997 she recorded the
theme song for Titanic, and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.
Celine Dion’s favorite theme is love.10) She sings the depth
and the power of love in a great many of her hits such as “Love Can
Move Mountains”, “Because You Loved Me”, “The Power of Love”
and, of course, the theme song of Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On”.
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part a c d part b
1. d d c d
2. 1. What are the patient’s complaints?
She has suffered from insomnia for several months and lately has had a lot of indigestion. 2. What did the doctor do?
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He gave the patient some medicine for insomnia and
indigestion. He also advised the patient to have a proper diet
and begin a regular exercise program.
part c
d b b a d
unit6
Part A
1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
They are probably business partners. 2. What are they doing?
One is showing the other the building where her company has offices.
3. On which floors are the offices of the company?
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Accounting Office 2nd floor Personnel Department 8th floor Manager’s Office 9th floor Sales Office 1st floor
Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information.
part b
1. 1. What are the speakers doing? They are discussing which candidate is more suitable for a
vacant position in the company. 2. What position is vacant in this company?
Leader of a small group.
3. What is the most important quality this position requires, according to Joan? Being dynamic.
4. Why won’t John Jeffrey be promoted? Because he has no experience in leadership.
5. Why couldn’t the company give John a chance?
Because he has always been a follower, not a leader. 2.无
part c ccadc
unit 7
1.Complete the following summary. A man is at a store. He wants to buy a medium-sized white
T-shirt with a slogan on the front. He is
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helped by a shop
assistant in getting what he wants. part b
b c d
2. 1. A recent study using elementary students was interesting.
They said that people wearing Calvin Klein designs were
more handsome and successful than those wearing Wranglers.
Levi’s-wearers were seen as sporty, fashionable and fun！
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2. Clothes that look great on professional models may look terrible on average buyers.
3. Expensive clothes can make the wearer feel like part of the
high status group that sets taste and style. So you are buying an image of success.
4. When you dress in expensive clothes, your mood brightens.
You feel good, ready to face another day with energy.
5. Of course, a lot of people don’t like high fashion. They’d
rather spend their money on something practical. Which
would you prefer — the image or the reality? part c
Vera Wang has become a 1) significant figure in the
American fashion industry in a 2) relatively short period of time. She has no formal design training because her father wouldn’t
let her go to art school and wanted her to 3) concentrate on more
“practical subjects”. After earning a degree in 4) liberal arts,
Vera worked as an 5) editor at Vogue for
17 years and as a
design director of Ralph Lauren for two years. In 1990 she
opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in New York, in a
less expensive line of 6) ready-to-wear bridal and evening
dresses. She chose bridal wear for she wanted to build a fashion
company starting with one market and then 7) expand into
others. She became a household name in 1994 when she
designed stylish costumes for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan to wear in the Winter Olympics.
8) Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had
Olympic dreams too. But that dream was crushed when she did
not win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.
9) However her love for the sport never ceased. “I wanted to
make an artistic contribution to the sport,” she said. 10) “I don’t
know if designing costumes for Nancy has been good in terms
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of actual sales, but it has been tremendous for name recognition.”
unit 8
part a
1. Don’t expect money to buy you happiness.
2. Enjoy the moment. 3. Learn to like yourself.
4. Self-esteem grows out of achieving realistic goals.
5. Take occasional days of rest.
6. Put on a happy face — even if you
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